This lens really works incredibly well in low light, being a wider prime at 24mm, capturing all the scene in landscapes and lifestyle is a breeze, especially when shooting in low light. It is more of a niche focal length, but you know exactly when to use it & its the time it counts.

I had been thinking about getting a 24mm lens for a while, and kept wondering if the non-L lens would be adequate, or if I should get the 17-35 2.8L zoom. Eventually Canon came out with the 24/1.4L, and answered the question for me.

Canon's third version of its 24mm f/1.4 full-framer (the first was the 1979 FD), this $1,700 (street) prime remains the fastest wide-angle lens for both film and digital SLRs, scaling up to the equivalent of 38.4mm on the Canon EOS 50D.

Canon EF 14mm f/1.4L II USM was first announced at Photokina 2008 as a replacement for the namesake first generation 24mm f/1.4L prime. The lens compliments a pretty comprehensive range of Canon's ultra wide and wide angle lenses, including another 24mm prime, the ailing Canon EF 24mm f/2.8.

The Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM Lens is, without question, Canon's best-performing (optically and physically) and best-built 24mm autofocus lens. It is also Canon's widest angle lens with an aperture wider than f/2.8 - a full 2 stops wider than all wider angle Canon lenses.

The second incarnation of Canon's premium fast aperture wide angle lens costs around ￡1315 and sports a bright f/1.4 maximum aperture, fast ultrasonic focusing and professional-grade weather sealed construction.

The new Canon EF 24/1.4L USM II is expected to be available in December 2008 at a price of around $1699 Canon Press Release on the Canon EF 24/1.4L USM II The new EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM lens is the successor to Canon's EF 24mm f/1.4L USM professional wide-angle lens released in 1997.

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Canon's newest fixed length L-series lens, the EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM, incorporates the newest in Canon lens technology for spectacular sharpness and impressive performance at all settings.

Canon 24mm f1.4L II USM is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF) Wideangle Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with EF Mount cameras. What type of photography is the Canon 24mm f1.4L II USM lens good for?

Weather-sealed, Autofocus, Distance Scale, DoF(Depth of Field) Scale, Hood supplied, Full-time Manual Focusing, Very Fast Aperture, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 8 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, Minimum focus distance of, 0.25m / 9.8 inch, Pricey

Weather-sealed, Autofocus, Distance Scale, DoF(Depth of Field) Scale, Hood supplied, Full-time Manual Focusing, Very Fast Aperture, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 8 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, Minimum focus distance of, 0.25m / 9.8 inch, Pricey